Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 31.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan stood at 31.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan peaked at 50.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2025.
That places Bhutan 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.5% | — |
| 1992 | 50.0% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 49.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 49.2% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 48.7% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 47.3% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 46.8% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 46.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 46.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 31.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 46.8% | 50.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 42.3% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 33.8% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 31.9% | 33.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 5 Burundi 37.4% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 32.2% compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 32.1% compare
- 9 Niger 30.0% compare
- 10 Ethiopia 29.6% compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 28.8% compare
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7164 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6963 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7381 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.816 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9406 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 573.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 420.94 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 334.32 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 356.11 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 690.43 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bhutan was 31.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2025.
- How does Bhutan rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.